Subject: Skin Cap spray
From: jwolodzko@lunis.nucmed.luc.edu (John G Wolodzko)
Date: 1996/03/19
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Summary: Skin Cap is based on zinc - so what's new?
I am going to try the Skin Cap product. I had a conversation with a
representative of the Nova company which markets it in the US. He told me the
spray is based on a zinc formulation. I've seen one testimonial to its
effectiveness here recently and I'd like to know if anyone else has any
experience using it. Zinc ointments have been used for skin rashes for ages
and ages, but I've never heard they were effective against psoriatic lesions.
Does anyone have info on the pharmacology of this product? The bottom line is
that if it works it works, I suppose, but Skin Cap is expensive, and if
generic zinc ointments do the same thing, why spend more?
John jwolodzko@lunis.nucmed.luc.edu